93 Front Brakes

[CoryPro]

So this is a pretty noob question to ask but I have a feeling I'm missing something. I've been riding my Blaster now for weeks with very little to no brakes. I virtually have to shift it down to stop it. I bought some new brake pads this past week with the intentions to replace them this past weekend. I got out to my cabin where my Blaster calls itself home, proped it up, took off the left wheel, took off the wheel nut, cotter pin, and washer and started looking at the hub. I took a look at my manual which said nothing about it's removal. I made sure there was no tension on the brakes and started lightly knocking the hub from behind. Five minutes pass and I am progressively hitting the hub harder. I decided to try and pry it off. Being as careful as one could be, there was some movement being made but it was neglectable.

I started thinking about approaching it another way. I started disassembling the control arm but was lacking the tools to separate it at the balljoint. I re-assembled everything and admitted defeat.

I came back home and read another manual which said the original way I was attempting to replace the brakes was correct but I can argue that I:I. I've tried Youtubing, Googling, and searching these forums but cannot find anything.

Any help you could provide would be great!


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Thought I would include some eye candy =D
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[xJust_Causex]

that is all you have to do is loosen the tensioner all the way and they should come off, if all else fails get a bigger hammer, if they have been on there for awhile it may be froze on.

 

[super noober]

back when i had cable brakes i had teh same problem. what was wrong was teh pads were so worn that they made a groove in the rotor so when i tried pulling the hub off it was getting caought on that groove. i had to do a pluuing/prying up combination to get mine off.

 

[CoryPro]

Wow... That sounds like the situation I'm in

 

[C-Bass]

I've been in the same situation as super noober.

Sounds like the good ol' fashion bigger hammer approach will have to be tested out

 

[Awk08]

grooved, that is correct, also correct, undo the cable completely behind the hub, that will let the little thingy inside there return to it's normal position, flat, and have no tension on the shoes/pads,
then i used to use a big rubber mallet, a steel one may cause damage, keep beating the edges while turning it slowly so it doesnt "weiner" on there.
give it another try
and thanx for the "eye candy", sweeeet, but a bikini would be better, trust me, i'll respond with sumthin

 

[slickerthanyou]

Gotta agree with these guys! I had the same issue and had to do the wiggle/pull thing, Kind of like... aww forget it I better be good!

 

[BustedassYZ]

The first time I went to take my fronts apart I had left the parking brake on 8-|

 

[Muggzy]

Whoa!! Easy with the hammer. I just went through the same thing today. If you look down at the top, you'll see a space between the slot that the spindle rib goes into and the actual spindle itself that looks like a medium sized flat blade screw driver will fit into. Put the blade of the screw driver into that "slot and drive it in like a wedge. You'll see a gap open between the spindle body and the brake backing - spray a little WD40 into it and let it soak over night.

Then you can alternately drive the screw driver in further and tap the back of the brake with a rubber mallet until it comes off.

Good luck